New Old Habits

Because there's no school today, I didn't really have to set my alarm for 6 AM. But I did. Although I didn't leave the house until 6:55, I still made it to the gym in time to get a decent workout. I'm trying to prepare myself for when my son leaves for college and there's no urgent need to get up early. If I don't though, I won't make it to the gym before the HS students who come later in the day.

Again, there are only hard core regulars at the gym. But HS and college kids show up not much later. I change my routine ever so slightly and cut cardio back to 25 minutes using the Intervals program. Of course, I'm not walking in the troughs and running up the steep inclines. Just the reverse! And halfway through, at minute 10, I reverse pedal for another 10 minutes and it's time for the 5-minute cool down. That's enough to warm up and work out all the stiff and sore spots in my legs. Looser hips require mat stretches in the Aerobics Room. I'm good with the routine and eventually other women show up to do the same: their own personal workout.

I am happy to be in the free weight DB area. Less happy that the regular chatbots are straddling a lot of the equipment. But really happy to increase reps on the last "heavy" set, and maintain the AMRAP for the final set. Does this mean I should increase from 20 lbs to 25? I'm not sure... Part of my concern of course centers on how my glaucoma responds to a more strenuous routine. I feel fairly safe with a high-rep regimen, but there is the unpleasant fact that my right eye is showing progression. With vision, there's no back-pedaling. Once vision is lost, it's pretty much gone forever. Currently, there are no actual remedies to restore optic nerve damage.

I'm quite disappointed in the new wired earbuds I ordered. While they're comfortable with easy to use buttons, and they pair with my ancient iPod mini, they won't transmit any music. WTF? I have to read the entire instruction booklet's troubleshooting section to find where the manufacturer addresses that issue specifically. 

It's because my iPod doesn't have the latest Bluetooth frequency so too bad. Ugh. I wish compatibility issues had been mentioned in the product description before I bought them! While they'll probably be fine for use with my iPhone, I don't keep much music on that, and I got this for playing music and keeping surrounding chatter from being an annoying distraction. There's a "radio" function on the phone, but that still leaves me at the mercy of others. I want to listen to what I want to listen to! Is that so wrong?

26 May 2023
Friday of the 5-Day Weekend

Precor elliptical #1
Program Intervals
Time: 20 + 5 (3862)
Distance: 2.07
Cal: 231
Avg Hr: 143, 198-118


20 Hip Bridges
Crunches 60
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
60 Dead Bugs
20 Hip Bridges
Elbow Plank 60s
Quick Child’s Pose
Cat stretch 12x
Fire Hydrants 30 x 2
Child’s Pose / Cobra Pose
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 25
Air Squats 25
Upper body stretch
Eye yoga

Incl DB Press s/s Lateral Raises s/s Rev Incline Flys
10 lbs x 25/15/25 warm up
15 lbs x 25/15/25
20/15/20 x 25/15/25 x 2
20/15/20 x 30/25/35 (!)
15 lbs x 50/25/50 AMRAP